The Bolt, like the Spark EV before it, always resets to 8 amps for charging whenever you turn the car on or put it in gear. You have to manually reset it to the 12 amp setting every time you charge. The EVSE which comes with the Bolt will operate on 120 or 240 volts, but there are no changeable settings on it. Hope that helps... Michael B
On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:14 PM Robert Bruninga via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the 120v EVSE like that comes with the Bolt? > Does it allow 16 amp operation on a 20 amp outlet? > Is that setting made in the EVSE or in the car. > > It would seem to me to be an EVSE function because the > EVSE does not know what it is plugged into and you wouldnt > want an EV to ask for 16 amps when the EVSE is plugged into > only a 15 amp circuit. > > BOb > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 4:02 PM Jay Summet via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > My guess is that it would work fine at 120 volt charging (but your > > charging speed may be slow, as alot of the power would be going to > > condition the battery.) > > > > Generally, the only thing in the car that sees the 120v is the battery > > charger (taking the 120 volts up to the 3-4 hundred volts the battery > uses. > > > > Everything else in the car runs off of either the HV battery system, or > > the 12v accessory system (which is powered by a DC2DC converter from the > > HV battery system. > > > > So as far as the car is concerned, the voltage of the input charging > > system does not matter. > > > > The only issue I see is that at 120 volts, you can only get 1-1.5 kW > > into the vehicle, and if the battery heater takes 1.8 kW, continuously > > it may not be able to keep the battery heated without discharging the > > battery. > > > > For this reason there may be a software lock that prevents cabin heating > > or battery heating when plugged into 120 volts....but I kind of doubt it. > > > > Jay > > > > On 7/30/21 3:26 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > > > Thanks! > > > My biggest concern is whether battery management works on 120v > charging. > > > My son who is looking at an EV in Alaska will be in rentals with only > > > access to 120v and without owning the outlet might not be able to > > > switch to 240v. > > > > > > So, does BMS work on 120v? What about "remote start" (compartment > conditioning? > > > > > > Bob > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:19 PM Peter VanDerWal via EV > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> If you leave it plugged in, I suspect it would do ok, maybe 20% range > reduction? > > >> > > >> From what I've read, if the car is plugged in and the battery > temperature drops below 37, or climbs above 95, the battery thermal > management system will turn on. > > >> > > >> So, as long as it isn't so cold that the 1.8kw heater can't keep up, > the battery temp should stay around 37 degrees. > > >> > > >> I know that here in AZ, if I leave my Chevys plugged in, I will > occasionally here the cooling systems run to keep the batteries cool. I > haven't noticed them doing this when not plugged in. Then again, where I > live it only occasionaly get's above 95. > > >> > > >> > > >> My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key > > >> > > >> July 29, 2021 11:26 PM, "Robert Bruninga via EV" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > >>> Is buying a BOLT in Alaska a good idea? In Anchorage for example. > > >>> > > >>> Anchorage is the biggest city in Alaska, there is little else to do > within > > >>> the 250 mile radius of the Bolt, and adventures can come in the > summer > > >>> spring and fall.. Just stay home iin the winter! > > >>> > > >>> At least an electric is not somenint that has to "start" in -40F, it > just > > >>> runs > > >>> THoughts? > > >>> Bob > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Address messages to [email protected] > > >>> No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > >>> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive > > >>> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Address messages to [email protected] > > >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > > >> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Address messages to [email protected] > > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > > > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Address messages to [email protected] > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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